Spend the upcoming three-day weekend in San Diego enjoying everything California’s Beach City has to offer including Lunar New Year festivals, MLK Jr. celebrations and these top things to do.
Borrego Springs Film Festival
When: January 16, 2020
One huge theater, one big screen, and endless community enthusiasm, it’s a winning combo. The Borrego Springs Film Festival is a young and popular Southern California juried film festival in the categories of narrative, documentary, animation, latino, and short films.
San Diego Lunar New Year Festival
When: January 17-19, 2020
Celebrate this new year with us in a festive environment with dragon and lion dances, firecrackers, games, food, and more!
August Wilson’s Jitney
When: January 18 – February 23, 2020
The American master and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson had a close relationship with The Old Globe, where three of his plays premiered. His exciting work returns to our stage with the production that won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, directed by one of Wilson’s foremost interpreters, Ruben Santiago-Hudson. In 1970s Pittsburgh, the unlicensed cab drivers in a Hill District garage fight to save their business and their livelihoods as their neighborhood gentrifies around them. As the drivers strive to fulfill their hopes and dreams, Wilson’s bracing command of drama and thrilling sense of language conjure stage brilliance. Contains strong language.
Travel & Adventure Show
When: January 18-19, 2020
Discover the Leading Destinations, Local Travel Experts, Top Celebrity Personalities, Comprehensive Content, and Exclusive Travel Deals That You Just Can’t Find Anywhere Else.
Illusion: The Magic of Motion
When: Opens January 18, 2020
How do we see movement in photography? Illusion: The Magic of Motion explores the ways that photography captures motion from still photographs to cinema and beyond. The exhibition will feature historic and contemporary art that shapes how we see motion. As well as have hands-on devices such as phenakistiscopes, thaumatropes, zoetropes to demonstrate how motion can be recreated.
San Diego Restaurant Week
When: January 19-26, 2020
With more than 180 participating restaurants offering prix-fixe menu options throughout San Diego County, you’re sure to find the perfect place to satisfy any craving.
2020 Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon
When: January 19, 2020
The Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon and Half Marathon course goes through Carlsbad Village and along the oceanfront Pacific Coast Highway.
40th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
When: January 19, 2020
This is one of the largest celebrations of its kind in the United States in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The parade is filled with dazzling floats, phenomenal High School Bands, Drill Teams, College, Fraternities & Sororities, Churches, Peace and Youth organizations.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
When: January 20, 2020
The celebration will feature multi-cultural performances and blessings. Including Native American Blessing, Danza Azteca, West African Dance, Afro-Cuban Percussion and Dance. There are also, Middle Eastern Belly Dance, Hip Hop Performance By Junkyard Dance Crew and more!
Fee Free Day at Cabrillo National Monument
When: January 20, 2020
On this date, the entrance fee is waived at Cabrillo National Monument.
SeaWorld Lunar New Year
When: Thru February 2, 2020
You won’t want to miss SeaWorld San Diego’s one-of-a-kind Lunar New Year celebration, featuring an incredible Chinese acrobats show, local performers, and delicious culinary delights. Dig into the Asian-inspired offerings of Ramen, Lo Mein, Bao Buns, Dim Sum, rice dishes and more top things to do.
Winter Gray Whale Watching
When: Thru April, 2020
Experience the magic of migrating whales year-round off the coast of San Diego! Whether you’re looking to get up close and personal or witness whales from the shore, there are tons of ways to enjoy these magnificent creatures here in California’s Beach City.
